Shadowstalker16: That so many idiots not living in the USA would care so much about who its President is
Vainamoinen: Compassion for the plight of their fellow people, indeed a strange thing.
But a whole lot of things internationally do hinge on American leadership and on its leader just as well.
Trump has destroyed the international spirit of co-operation. He is threatening, one by one, former agreements because all he can see them as is "bad deals". Trump has practically abandoned international diplomacy. He's brought a horrific uncertainty into the threat of nuclear war. He can't be said to have real "allies" any more. If he communicates with other leaders at all, it's usually threats and insults. He only ever seems to get along with dictators, but really well with those. He treats trade as war and hence threatens stability world-wide. He uses war to deflect from his personal failings and diverse criminal activities. He has given away the element of surprise that the new rocket technology could have held and helped the Syrian dictator tremendously because of course now Putin will supply anti-rocket tech to Syria. The lies, the corruption, the verbal weapon arsenal of memes and conspiracy nonsense that brought him the presidency is sweeping over the globe.
America has been, through Democrat and Republican presidents, a steady, stable and reliable partner in international relationships (Yes, in comparison to Trump, EVEN GEORGE WALKER BUSH).
Trump reduced that legacy to rubble.
And of course the American lead culture also has an influence on proceedings elsewhere. Shootings by American example have always been the thing. But America was also the leader and has led by example in battling racism and homophobia, in scientific discovery, in welcoming people from all over the world.
Now it's just trash.
I'm not sure about American-led culture, but I'm sure we all know international trade and military action is based around treaties, and America's role in them amounts to being a signatory with significant pull. Any leader can only do so much shaking up without changing the treaties, and I don't think Trump is gonna change the NATO treaty so every country has to join a war if its created by 'Murrica. Trade is not meant to be anything that is any sort of permanent, and a country reduces it to encourage its developing industries or vice versa. I don't see anything wrong with it as long as the country doesn't isolate itself.
Other than that, I'm not really informed enough to talk, but in general, I think the power attributed to Trump is overblown, and I certainly don't think he's already done more than Bush. And none of its laws changed to make it any more homophobic or unscientific (unless climate policy counts as law) or unwelcoming, the last of which isn't even the attribute of a country in the first place.
phaolo: Well, there are fanatics on both sides.
Also, Trump doesn't favor moderation at all..
Do you think we're not worried about Putin or Xi Jinping too? And we facepalmed so hard about Brexit..
The people who did good analysis still probably do it, but I'm talking about this kind general feeling that its everyone's rightful duty to oppose Trump and to do it by bashing him everywhere, regardless of context. Insulting a politician only goes so far.......
